Transcript CE S Disaster Management Support Group (DMSG) Report to the 16th Plenary 20-21 November 2002 Chair, Helen M.

CE S
Disaster Management
Support Group (DMSG)
Report to the 16th Plenary
20-21 November 2002
Chair, Helen M. Wood (NOAA)
DMSG History
• Established in 1997
• Terms of reference approved at 13th CEOS
Plenary, with USA/NOAA as Chair
• Focused on requirements vis-à-vis capacity of
existing and planned earth observing (EO) satellite
data
• Provided forum to identify and interact with
current and potential users
DMSG Mission
To support natural and technological
disaster management on a worldwide basis,
by fostering improved utilization of
existing and planned Earth observation
satellite data.
DMSG Objectives
 Work with emergency management users across all regions
 Define user requirements
 Recommend improvements to current and future systems,
addressing gaps in observations, products and services
 Provide support tools to ease access to data and derived
information products
 Foster use of lessons learned
 Pursue cooperation with commercial sector
Council of Europe
Utsunomiya Univ.
RPA PLANETA
EC/DG11, DG12
JAMSTEC
RSSIC
SCOT CONSEIL
Tokai Univ.
FOMI
Anite Systems
DIA/NIAES
Freiburg Univ.
HD/MSA
Reading Univ.
RESTEC
EUMETSAT
NASDA
Fisheries & Oceans
SMC
NPA Group
PWRI
RADARSAT Int.
NRSC
ISMARC
NIED
Manitoba Univ.
CAST
DERA
MSA
MTRS
ENEA
MITI
CCRS
BNSC
MSA
CSA
CNES
JMA
PCI
NPA
MSF
MRC
NLA
Maryland Univ.
EOCI
STA
FEMA
ESA
GSI
NOAA
SAC
DLR
HIT
OFCM
ISRO
JRC
INEGI
NASA
NRSA
ASI
USDA
AGSO
RAL
INPE
NCAR
INIAS
EOS
CONAE
SNDR
ESCAP
CSIR
USRA
MACRES
Zambia DOM
DOI
Asia Air Survey
ISDR OOSA FAO WMO WCRP
Singapore Univ.
UNEP/GRID GTOS World Bank FEWS
Asia Inst.of Tech.
Project
Participants*
*Partial listing
DMSG Achievements
 Successful series of 15 productive meetings with over 400
experts participating
 Close cooperation with key international organizations and
partnerships
 Outreach to and cooperation with the commercial sector
 Creation of a disaster information server to support easy
access to hazard information
 Development of guidelines for specific hazard scenarios
 Reports: 3 interim and 1 final
DMSG Meeting Schedule
Place
Time
Brussels, Belgium
May 97
EC
Tokyo, Japan
July 97
London, England
September 97
Bangalore, India
October 97
Silver Spring, USA
March/April 98
Frascati, Italy
September 98
Montreal, Canada
October 98
Tsukuba, Japan
October 98
Silver Spring, USA
January 99
Paris, France
June 99
Hawaii, USA
September 99
Tokyo, Japan
February 00
Ottawa, Canada
June 00
Paris, France
January 01
Brussels, Belgium*
June 01
* (In cooperation with UN—ISDR and OOSA)
Host
NASDA
BNSC
ISRO
NOAA
ESA
CSA
NASDA
NOAA
CNES/ESA
NOAA
NASDA
CCRS
CNES
EC
Cooperation with the United Nations
• UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR)
• UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS)
• UN Office of Outer Space Affairs (OOSA)
Co-sponsor of regional OOSA workshops-Africa and Far East designed to:
• Increase awareness of disaster managers and decision makers
• Determine types of information and communication needed
• Develop a plan of action leading to pilot projects
• UNISPACE III action teams
• UN ESCAP and UNEP
• Other CEOS working groups
Support Development of IGOS Geohazards Team
Data requirements, data gaps, integration of Earth
observation data with in-situ measurements, models
and GIS for establishing an integrated geohazards
global observing
system
Volcano
Landslide/
Land Subsidence
Earthquake
International Charter: Space and Major Disasters
Member/Partner Agencies
Active coordination to:
• Promote participation in
and with the Charter
• Develop scenarios for the
Charter
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Cooperation with the Commercial Sector
Convened commercial panel to provide perspectives on the
use of satellite data for disaster management support that:
• Identified barriers
• Proposed remedies for
reducing barriers
Prototype Disaster Information Server
http://disaster.ceos.org
DMSG Hazard Scenarios and Team Coordinators
Earthquake
Fire
Flood
Landslide
Oil spill
Sea Ice
Volcanoes
Drought
ESA, NPA/UK
USDA, UNEP, CFS/Canada
CCRS, NOAA
CCRS, NIED
NRSC/UK
NIC/USA, CIS/Canada
NOAA,USGS,
U. of Reading/UK
NRSA/India,
Max Planck Institute/Germany
Example Scenario: Volcanic Eruption
Trigger: Eruption reported
Background: name/location; eruption history
(frequency/type); responsible observatory
(if any) nearby urban centers, air routes,
roads, airports; proximity to water
Current Situation: Vent location, eruption
type, seismicity, surface changes
(deformation cracks) steam or sulfur,
weather, projected affected zone
Satellite Data Requirement: SPOT esp, IR,
SAR, InSAR (data before and after eruption)
Value-Added Processing Requirement:
Feature labeling (if user not from observatory),
DEM (if not current), temperature estimates from IR
Unmet Volcanic Hazard Requirements
 Incorporate the 12.0, 3.9 and 8.5 mm IR wavelengths in planning future
instruments NOAA response:
All of these bands are included in plans
for GOES-R+ procurement (2008 and beyond);
Ash and SO2 requirements submitted for
NPOESS (circa 2012)
 Include both IR and UV (0.3-0.4 mm) on
future geostationary satellites for a
complementary monitoring system
NOAA response: NOAA is supporting
experimental Enhanced Special Events
Imager (ESEI) with UV capability as
an “Instrument of Opportunity” on future
GOES (with NASA)
 Minimum frequency of multi-spectral data should be 30 min for
geostationary satellites; minimum spatial resolution should be 5 km for
IR. NOAA Response: These requirements are met with current GOES, and will
be exceeded for GOES-R+
Reports Produced
COMMITTEE ON EARTH
OBSERVATION SATELLITES
CE S
Committee on Earth
Observation Satellites
Disaster Management
Support Project
H I G H L I G H Disaster
T S
Management
Support Project
P R O G R E S S
R E P O R T
1998
1999
Findings and Recommendations
 Developed key findings and recommendations to promote
understanding of challenges and partnerships with users.
 Published as Annex II to Final Report
 Solicited and received
initial responses from
space agencies on plans
for acting on DMSG
recommendations.
Summary Findings Overview
 Disaster management and response community willing to use space
technology but reluctant to assimilate new technology and information
quickly
 Technology demonstrated conceptually but not operationally
 Timeliness, cost, accessibility, ease of use, reliability, repeatability, and
operational capability are critical factors
 Need to integrate data (multiple agencies, mirroring, space and nonspace data)
 Need for a broad-based data policy
Summary Recommendations/
Responsiveness

Be proactive in responding to receptiveness of disaster management
community to using space technologies

Create appropriate tools and perform compelling demonstrations

Assess needs and smooth transition from research to operations

Promote true value of remote sensing without
understating or overselling

Address key factors of timeliness, cost, accessibility, ease of use,
reliability, repeatability, and operational capability on merits, while
avoiding trade-offs

Support rapid satellite tasking of EO missions

Support fast processing and delivery of data
Summary Recommendations/
Data Integration

Advance common data policy

Share technical information among agencies and develop user-friendly
sharing tools

Develop mirroring

Facilitate seamless integration
of space and non-space data

Achieve broader geographic
and disciplinary representation
on hazard teams.
NOAA, EU, ESA Responses to DMSG
Recommendations
NEW SENSOR IMPROVEMENTS
IMPROVED SYSTEMS
• Spatial resolution
• Prototypes/demonstrations
• Temporal resolution
• Integration/data fusion with GIS
• Radiometry—new channels,
sensitivity, dynamic range
• Automated products and models
• Rapid response mechanisms
• Improved algorithms
• Expanded geographical coverage
• Partnerships
Other Agencies Referenced: NASA,
EUMETSAT, NASDA, CNES,
DLR, CSA
Transition and CEOS Plenary Action
• Accept the DMSG final report
• Commend the work of DMSG participants
• Endorse recommendations
contained in
the final report
The Way Forward
• Integrate current DMSG activities into:
International Charter: Space and Major Disasters
UN COPUOS and OOSA Workshops
IGOS Geohazards
• Continue opportunities to build technical capacity
• Support DMSG website transition to CEOS website
• Integrate specific hazards requirements into the CEOS/WMO
requirements database
• Facilitate opportunities to engage interactively with agencies
to adopt and integrate DMSG recommendations.
CE S
Disaster Management
Support Group (DMSG)
Report to the 16th Plenary
Chair, Helen M. Wood (NOAA)